Abstract

The invention relates to a washer for drums and containers, particularly suitable for use in cleaning facilities for the recovery of plastic or metal drums used to collect used oils and containers used to collect batteries. The invention is characterised in that it comprises a metal structure provided with all of the functional elements and components, said structure including a front access door for the drums or containers to be washed and containing multiple vertical and horizontal arches with bidirectional nozzles that cover all of the points of the equipment to be washed, allowing the full cleaning of both the equipment and the water used since the washer includes settling tanks with screens and filters.

IPC Classes  ?

• B08B 9/093 - Cleaning of containers, e.g. tanks by the force of jets or sprays

Abstract

The invention relates to a ground vehicle washing facility of the kind used to clean the exterior of vehicles, especially trucks, vans, automobiles, commercial vehicles, train locomotives and cars, etc., characterized in that said facility includes at least two cleaning arches in the shape of an upside-down "U," which can be stationary or movable, and which are provided with a plurality of dispensers for water or cleaning products, said multi-nozzle rotors being located on at least one of the arches, which is also provided with a lower set of multi-nozzle rotors for cleaning undercarriages, the various cleaning elements being activated by means of ground sensors that detect the vehicle. The main advantage of the invention is that it cleans the vehicle rapidly and completely without the physical contact that could cause surface damage or breakage of exterior elements.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60S 3/04 - Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles for exteriors of land vehicles

Abstract

Container-cleaning system of the type used for the washing and periodical disinfection of containers used for collecting rubbish, industrial or agricultural waste, etc., characterized in that interior and exterior cleaning of the containers is performed automatically by means of an anthropomorphic robot with a number of axes of rotation, provided, at the end of its arm, with brushes that are capable of reversible rotation through 360° and with a high-pressure circuit, the exterior cleaning being performed by means of a combined system of arcs of pressurised water, with cleaning rollers, at fixed installations or by means of the actual robot in the case of movable installations. The invention presented affords the principal advantage of rapid, intensive cleaning and disinfection, leaving no residue of any type. It is completely automatic and can be applied equally to fixed and to movable installations.

IPC Classes  ?

• B08B 9/087 - Cleaning of containers, e.g. tanks by methods involving the use of tools, e.g. brushes, scrapers
• B65F 7/00 - Cleaning or disinfecting devices combined with refuse receptacles or refuse vehicles
• B08B 9/36 - Cleaning of containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans, are brought the apparatus cleaning by using brushes